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Thank you Richard! I always appreciate your feedback!
It has been about a month since I recorded, maybe a bit more, and I'm seeing a bit of an improvement even in this time. Elaine's advice for the left hand has been working nicely, though I aim for more improvement - and I'll try your idea of just playing the melody.
I have been able to pick up the tempo a little, and look forward to getting this little gem up to a better standard for the future, It will definitely stay on my list.

Thank you, Cat_W!

And on behalf of those of us who chose Einaudi's music for this Recital, thank you briangmoore. How gratifying if our efforts have excited you to try some of his pieces.

briangmoore, for some reason you forgot to include my piece on that wonderful list:
31. CarlosCC -- Dietro L'Incanto

Anyway, I suppose you heard it, so thanks so much for you comment.

Yes, exactly, sorry!!!!!

They were all excellent. Somewhere in my head the idea lodged that the total was four, don't know why! Thanks. Yes, I greatly enjoyed them all!

Here is my next batch of comments:

11. Riddler (Ed) - Georgia On My Mind
Love it! Great performance! Keep up the good work! :-)

12. Pianogrlnw (Ellen) - Prelude in C# Minor, Op 2 No 3
Top! Love the piece and your performance! I can image that this was hard to learn, but you are doing very well!

13. Greener / Jeff Green - Love theme from "Les parapluies de Cherbourg"
Such a sweet piece! Very well done!

14. AZ_Astro - The Deserted Castle
Well done! One could really picture a lonely castle that has been full of life in former times. :-)

15. timmyab - Siciliano
It's so enjoyable to listen to you! You are doing a great job to show the melody!

16. briandx - Henlopen Shores
Well done the composition and the performance! :-)

17. Sam S - Irish Tune from County Derry
It's so great to have such a variety in the recital. You are doing a great job! Keep up the good work!

18. Whizbang (Chris) - Weeping Willow
Tapping my feet! It's such fun and pleasure to listen to you! Thank you also for sharing the video! Do you use an app that turns the pages automatically?

19. Newbert - When Sunny Gets Blue/Misty (Medley)
Very relaxing! Love it! :-)

20. sinophilia - To a Wild Rose
That's a fine and sweet piece! Great performance!

21. Ganddalf - Song without Words Op.62. no.1
Simply wonderful: the piece and your performance! :-) I just newly started to learn two songs without words!

22. Jazztpt (Russ) - For Emily Kate
Congrats on your new piece and your granddaughter! That's a great way to welcome a family member.

23. Teodor - A Brief Stroll Through Wonderland
The title is matching the piece nicely! :-)

24. Medden (Simon) - Dietro Casa
Well done! Very relaxing to listen to you!

25. Kenan - Bagatelle in A minor WoO 59 "Fur Elise"
Only 7 months at the piano! Wow, that's impressive!

26. SandTiger - The Southwind (variation)
Well done! Thank you for sharing! Can you still play it on your pennywhistle?


More to come!

I don't. The iPad app I use (ForScore) supports Bluetooth and there are Bluetooth foot pedals that you can use to turn the page. I use an AirTurn pedal.

Thank you for the info!

Here is my next batch:

27. chopinoholic (Paul de Koning) - Prelude op.28 no.2 A minor and no.17 A flat major
Wonderful: the pieces and your performance! Love it!

28. Zerlina - Sonatina in C, Op 39, No 1 Movement 3: Allegro
Congrats on your first recital! Well done! I'm looking forward to the next movements.

29. UnderConstruction - Nocturne 20 in C# minor
Great performance of a lovely piece! I really enjoyed listening to you! :-)

30. CASINITALY (Cheryl) - Morning Prayer
Wow, you are doing a great job to play it in such a balanced way! I can image how hard this is. Fantastic!

31. CarlosCC - Dietro L'Incanto
Very relaxing! Well done! :-)

32. joangolfing - C Minor Prelude BWV934
Very neatly and well structured played! Hope you are having a great Bach Piano Party!

33. jotur-Cathy Turner - You're a Grand Old Flag
Very well done! One can really feel that you are playing with lots of joy! Hope your gigs went well too!

34. blackjack1777 - Amazing Grace
Really good result for only 11 months playing. Keep up the good work!

35. gingko2 - Romanian Dance #4, Sz.56
Lovely piece and great performance! Well done! :-)

36. outo - Impromptu op. 5-6
Wonderful! Haven't heard this piece before! Great performance!

37. barbaram - Pachelbel Canon in D
My heart always leaps when this is on the classic radio! Love the piece and your performance!

38. Yamaha G3 & P-80 Mike White - Shangri-La
Very relaxing music! Thank you! :-)

40. Anne H - Adios Nonino/Oblivion
Great performance and pieces! I always think that my family must be happy too when I move on to new pieces! ;-)

More to come!

And more comments from me:

41. Copper - Fly Me to the Moon
Very done! Played nicely and calm! :-)

42. Tom Christian - Romanze from Sonatina in G
Great performance and piece! Keep up the good work!

43. ElaineAllegro - Mazurka Opus 63 No. 3 in C# minor
Wow, this was beautiful! Thank you! I enjoyed listening very much! :-)

44. Andy Platt - Cry me a River
Nice arrangement and well played! Thanks!

45. Inlanding - Glen - Indaco
Very relaxing music! Great performance!

46. briangmoore - Sarabande, French Suite #2
Bach is so great! I'm learning the French Suite #5 at the moment! And yes, it's difficult especially in a self-taught way. Have you considered to let a teacher guide you? I'm sure the enjoyment you feel playing Bach will raise even more with a teacher on your side. :-)

47. Alexander Borro - One Small Tree
Congrats on you sweet composition! Very well played! Liked it a lot!

48. daveindenton - Danny Boy
Well done! Keep up the good work! :-)

49. MaryBee - Etude Op.10 No. 3
You are right the middle part is looking insane in the scores! But you had enough fingers! Well done!

50. lyricmudra - Prelude Op. 11 No. 1
Wow! That's impressive! I really enjoyed listening a lot! :-)

More to come!

And my final batch of comments (sorry for being so slow this time):

51. Schubertian - Nocturne, B Major, Op 62 # 1
Wow! What a joy to listen to your performance!

52. noobpianist90 - Divertimento in G Major Hob. XVI:8 - 1. Allegro
Great performance! Neat and clean! Keep up the good work!

53. doctor_S - Chopin Prelude op28 no1
Congrats on your first memorized piece! Good job! :-)

54. Piano_Primo_1 - ROMANCE
Interessting arrangement. But I prefer the piano version!

55. Dru Morgan - The Entertainer
Well done for only 6 months playing! Keep up the good work!

56. Moonsh1ne - Little Prelude In C minor BWV 999
Oh, you are bringing back memories for me! This was one of the first Bach pieces I learned with my teacher when I restarted the piano as an adult. :-) Very nicely played both the slower and the faster version! But please give the listener/viewer a bit more time to let the piece really end before jumping up to hit the button to end the recording! ;-)

57. 8 Octaves - Minuet in G Minor
Very well done! Didn't know Stoelzel before! Thank you!

58. AndrewJCW - Triad Blues
Cool! A true fun piece! :-)

59. BillM - Every Breath You Take
Wow! That was fantastic! You have a great voice and play really good! Love it!

60. raubucho, real name: Ralph - Colorful Sonatina: I. Sunshine Yellow, II. Dreamy Sky Blue, III. Happy Red
Good job for only 4 months at the piano! Keep up the good work!

61. Pathbreaker - Intermezzo in F minor
Wow, what a fine piece! Fantastic performance! That's a great way to end a wonderful recital #39!

Sorry for the long wait before I finally came around to thank you! I feel so flattered about all your comments. :-) And thank you also mentioning points to improve on! I'll take them to heart and will work on them!



Thank you! :-)


Thank you! And you are right that I've to get it more balanced between the hands! Have to work on this more!!!


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Thank you! After listing to your submission, I feel truely honored by your comment. :-) I might give this piece a rest first and start to rework on it after a break.


Thank you! It's a pleasure to be part of the recital! :-)


Thank you Wouter79 for you detailed comment. My piano is going to be moved soon to another room (at least I hope so). So we will let it acclimatise there first before a tuning. You are right the sound for it is very clear and a bit sharp. I haven't noticed that before but now it's standing right beside our new grand which needs the tuning even more but has to wait still another couple of weeks before it's totally acclimatised... ;-)
I'll try to work on the points you are mentioning above! You are right that I've to better controll my thumbs and to pay attention to the speed.
Unfortunately the dynamics is lost due to the recording equipment. :-( But I plan on getting something for my birthday... ;-)


Thank you! I really like that too when I see more than just hands on the keyboard! :-)


Thank you! :-)


Thank you! Oh, Sam but I'm sure your teacher can explain that with the trills too! It's not so difficult. You need to turn your hand around an axis that's given by your fore arm and continue between the fingers you are using for the trill. Took me a while to figure it out and be able to do it. Luckily the trills are all in the right hand. ;-)
And after being able to trill in an even way and play it together with the left hand my teacher asked me to do a crescendo and decrescendo on the trill... aaaahhhhh....


Thank you! I'm always happy if there is a video too! :-)


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Thank you! :-)


What a fantastic idea! Thank you for the Gold Star Achievement Award! :-)



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Thank you! :-)


Thank you! Didn't know the nocturne before but you a right. I showed the video to my teacher and he suggested to play that piece too. It's so beautiful. I think I will give it a try! :-)


Thank you! :-)

Thanks!
I'm not sure about the "good fingering for RH" for the arpeggios. These are just octaves up and down, I'm just using 1 and 5 in most places, you need to quickly move the hand in octaves up and down which makes that hard. I think my elbow not preparing sufficiently is the main problem here. Needs more work...

>some more "dolce"

You have a concrete suggestion here how to do what you want?

Since I play the first two pages from memory I had to check the scores and try if I still use the edits of the fingering that my teacher wrote done.
Mainly it's the 1-5 with exception of measure 35.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/613hyeenluzcviu/Chopin_Walzer.jpeg?dl=0


Not sure if I'm far enough on the piano to be able to explain that. I just try to play really soft but I'm not sure if I reach the sound I'm aiming for myself (never tried to record it...). My teacher told me that one tries to avoid the thumb in dolce parts if possible. Because I asked him about the fingering in measure 58 in my Henle edition where a silent finger change from 4 to 1 is noted down for the RH. It's easier to use a more sensitive finger to play this note and change to the thumbs instead of immediately play it with the thumb.
I just listened to your recording again and I can hear that you play softer in the dolce parts to reach a dolce sound. For my taste it could be a just bit more.

And there is one more thing that you might have noticed already but be careful to play the first few measure absolutely straight and do not rhythmitize them. These measures are killing me btoo ecause of the LH! I have to work on them more.

I really think you are on the right track with this piece!

You mentioned that you don't have a teacher right now. That's really a pitty. Are you looking for one?

Thanks!

I have an edition without fingerings but I came to the same fingerings. I use 4 mn m36 as they originally suggested. I need to check the last 4 in m35, I may be using 5 (but I think this is what they are implying originally)

>I just try to play really soft

The first 'dolce' is general dolce which needs a bit more power like mf. It's normal singing, not soft.

The second section has dolce+p so there it really needs to be soft. I should try a bit harder to play it p there, good point.

>My teacher told me that one tries to avoid the thumb in dolce parts if possible

Ah this is new to me and it makes sense. Thanks for this suggestion. Yes I take that note in m59 with thumb now.

>but be careful to play the first few measure absolutely straight and do not rhythmitize them.

Yes, I'm playing there without pedal as indicated, which makes it very tricky to get it as smooth as a m3 where the pedal kicks in.

>You mentioned that you don't have a teacher right now. That's really a pitty. Are you looking for one?

Yes I already had some trial lessons. I hope to have a teacher again in a few weeks.

I am so far behind! Here's my next batch:

29. UnderConstruction - Nocturne 20 in C# minor This is a beautiful performance of this wonderful nocturne. For almost all of it, it is so well judged, the phrasing and tempo are immaculate. I loved your trills and runs. The one bit I would fix is the slightly staccato section before the main theme comes back again. It's just not quite in keeping with the rest. But it's a really wonderful performance!

30. CASINITALY (Cheryl) - Morning Prayer I love this piece, you have obviously put a great deal of care into it. The chords are nicely shaped and the melody shines. The tempo was great, I loved it!

31. CarlosCC - Dietro L'Incanto This was a beautiful performance, I don't have much more to add. I just sat back and listened - perfect!

32. joangolfing - C Minor Prelude BWV934 Very nice, you keep the voices nicely separated. Perhaps the right hand could be slightly more phrased just to make it shine a bit. It works well at this tempo.

33. jotur-Cathy Turner - You're a Grand Old Flag As usual you manage to always make the rhythm shine and let the melody relax around it. I really enjoyed listening and tapping my toes. Any small simplifications to get this sound were well worth it!

34. blackjack1777 - Amazing Grace Very nice performance of this hymn! You really got some of the grace notes sounding just right. With work the left hand could be a teeny bit smoother. The melody is great, though and it's a very well controlled performance. Excellent!

35. gingko2 - Romanian Dance #4, Sz.56 Glad to hear you continue these! Get all six done! I loved this performance, gently flowing but still with enough of a dance feel. And the simple melody is nicely brought out.

36. outo - Impromptu op. 5-6 I can't believe I still haven't tackled Sibelius. We need a Sibelius themed recital to force me to! I loved this performance, there is a wonderful tone and feel to it. The left hand is wonderfully controlled, with a nicely phrased melody on top.

37. barbaram - Pachelbel Canon in D Keeping those voices together but "separate" is a big challenge and you do a fantastic job. It really flowed well and I could hear everything going on, yet there was still nice phrasing in all voices. Great!!

38. Yamaha G3 & P-80 Mike White - Shangri-La Beautiful! This was a nice arrangement, that you play very nicely. The big chords are well judged and never overwhelm. The melody is wonderfully phrased and has a singing quality to it.

39. Cat_W (Katharina Wittfeld) - Venetian Boat Song op.30/6 Don't you hate it when you think you've got it and then the teacher says, nope! To be honest, that's when I get the best improvement. You play this piece with great control and nice dynamic range but the recording is too bad to really hear it properly. I think it could probably be quieter and more gentle except at the big climactic moments but that could be the recording?

40. Anne H - Adios Nonino/Oblivion Lovely performance, great control carrying on for that long a piece. You capture the feel of this wonderfully, there is great rhythmic interest and nice dynamics. Your dog says it's OK to carry on with it!

thanks, Andy, and others who have listened to my piece. I do like rambunctious pieces, with strong rhythms, so I guess it comes thru!

Thank you so much Andy! Your comment just made my day

Thank you Andy! It was very hard to learn, especially at the start. I am glad it paid off.

I will be revisiting it with my teacher in a few months to try to bring it up a notch , in the meantime I am working to keep it fresh in my brain and hands!

Sorry for the late reply, but thank you.